Carolyn Reed BarrittOctopusesImagine yourself at the top of a curving, stone staircase. As you look down you see that each narrow step dips towards its center, each…Jan 4, 2021Jan 4, 2021
Carolyn Reed BarrittBlue SkyAn ancient pink veil spread itself across my sky this morning. It hung there, dusty and forgotten, until ragged fingers revealed the blue…Oct 23, 2020Oct 23, 2020
Carolyn Reed BarrittMoonToday I saw the moon, Earth’s constant companion. It showed itself in the bright light of day and I wondered: Is it content to follow us…Sep 18, 2020Sep 18, 2020
Carolyn Reed BarrittA Very, Very, Very Short StoryIt begins with cows and ends with the bright lights of a city. In the middle are a questionable surgeon and two people obsessed with…Sep 18, 2020Sep 18, 2020
Carolyn Reed BarrittI’m Quite Busy Right NowThe men at the table next to me are talking.Sep 17, 2020Sep 17, 2020
Carolyn Reed BarrittNestEvery night we go to sleep in our nest of cotton and wool; safe with our dreams. Time suspends; present becomes future. Every morning we…Sep 16, 2020Sep 16, 2020
Carolyn Reed BarrittThe Charming BirdIt’s 3:00 pm and there’s a girl with solid, black hair at the counter.Sep 16, 2020Sep 16, 2020
Carolyn Reed BarrittTree Full of SquirrelsIn the woods near the house in which I live is a path that goes up and down and over a high ridge. Beside this path on the ridge in the…Sep 15, 2020Sep 15, 2020
Carolyn Reed BarrittDogsAcross the alley and up the hill is a dog that stands on the second floor deck of a house and barks. Three short, three long, three short…Sep 15, 2020Sep 15, 2020